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PHYSICAL
SCIENCE
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PSC
101 - Physical
World
Four Quarter Hours
| | PREREQUISITES: None | | COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is designed for non-science majors and covers the fundamental ideas of measurement, motion, energy, electricity and magnetism, heat, wave motion, and atomic and nuclear physics. | | METHODS OF COURSE INSTRUCTION: All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and students communicate and exchange materials through postal mail.
E-PRINT OPTION
Students may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format. Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with the course guide. |
TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN-13 9780618697892 Shipman, James, et al., An Introduction to Physical Science, 11th ed., Houghton-Mifflin, 2006
Optional:
A basic calculator may be helpful for solving problems and verifying mathematical answers.
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| LESSONS
AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: The
course has twelve lessons, including two supervised examinations. Each of the ten regular lessons assigns questions and problems from the textbook chapters for the student to answer and submit for evaluation. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The course has supervised midcourse and final examinations, each covering about half of the course material. The examinations consist of multiple-choice questions similar to those in the lesson writing assignments. Some questions may require the student to solve a problem to determine the correct choice.
Two hours is allowed for each examination. No textbooks, notes, or supplementary aids (except your calculator) are permitted for the examinations.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: All lesson assignments and examinations are graded. The final grade is weighted one-third for each element: average of lesson grades, midcourse exam, and final exam.
The numerical average is converted to a letter grade on the following basis:
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A-, A
B-, B, B+
C-, C, C+
D-, D, D+
F
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90 - 100 percent
80 - 89 percent
70 - 79 percent
60 - 69 percent
Below 60 percent |
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| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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Ohio University - Haning Hall 222 - Athens, Ohio 45701
Tel: 1-800-444-2910
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